abantzu izan

Basque

Etymology

From abantzu (“almost”) +‎ izan (“to be”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /abant͡s̻u is̻an/ [a.β̞ãn.t͡s̻u i.s̻ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /abant͡s̻u is̺an/ [a.β̞ãn.t͡s̻u i.s̺ãn]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ban‧tzu i‧zan

Verb

abantzu izan da (imperfect participle abantzu izaten, future participle abantzu izango or abantzu izanen, short form abantzu izan, verbal noun abantzu izate)

  1. (Northern, Upper Navarre) to be about to die, to agonize

Further reading

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